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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mike Margolis, post: 3245203, member: 88401&quot;]There are no instruments on this coin but maybe a small fraction of the material was made from the trumpets that this rulers mad evil uncle stole from the Jerusalem temple and probably melted down? The ruler who minted this coin rescinded the evil decrees against the Jews just like A.Pius had done so with his ruthless predecessor.</p><p>Seleukid Kingdom: Antiochos VII Euergetes AR Tetradrachm</p><p>Tyre Mint 138-129 BC</p><p>Obverse: Diademed and draped bust right</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Eagle standing left on prow left; palm frond behind; to left, monogram above club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, monogram above BΠP (date); monogram between legs</p><p>References: SC 2109.10c; HGC 9, 1074; DCA 198</p><p>Size: 26mm, 13.20g[ATTACH=full]850478[/ATTACH]</p><p>Happy Chanukah for those who celebrate the victories for religious freedom throughout history! There was a discussion about how we view the ancient personalities of history in another thread. History provides us with a record of how people have behaved towards each other just so we do not repeat the same mistakes. Good moral codes were available to all the folks from the era of the coins we collect. Sure the times were different from ours but there are no excuses for the extreme inhumanity that history has often presented us with. We must learn from our history, part of the beauty of all these coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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